Jacek Tylicki (born 1951 in

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) is a Polish artist who settled in

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in 1982. Tylicki works in the field of

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, and

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. His

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projects often raise social and environmental issues.

Works

Starting in 1973, Tylicki began sending sheets of canvas or paper into the

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s, or

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s and leaving them for a long while in a natural environment, thus forcing upon nature an attitude previously reserved to the artist: the creation of forms. The project is often called ''natural art''. In the years 1974–1990, he initiated the idea of an anonymous artist by issuing a periodical called ''Anonymous Artists'' where artists could present their art without revealing their own names. In 1985 he created an

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called ''Chicken Art''. Tylicki transformed the

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to a hen house in which live chickens watched realistic paintings of chickens, chicks and roosters hanging on the gallery walls. Tylicki declared: Another installation was the ''Free Art'', where Tylicki invited well-known artists, including

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and

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, to give away their art to the public for free.

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and

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play an important role in his work as a record of its elusiveness and transience. In 2019, Tylicki and his daughter, Michelle, created "Art Wars" a street art performance in London. It was a recreation of Tylicki's performance in the East Village in the 1980s.

Exhibitions

Tylicki has exhibited his work internationally; a selection of group shows include:

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Bienalle,

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, Mongolia (2016);

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, India (2015);

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(MOCAK), Poland (2013); Dublin Biennial, Ireland (2012); Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland (2012); Solo exhibitions include: those at Galerie Kanal 2, Copenhagen, Denmark (1980); Galeria BWA, Sopot, Poland (1980); Galerie Sudurgata 7, Reykjavik, Iceland () (1980); Gallery 38, Copenhagen, Denmark (1979); Galeria Sien Gdanska, Gdansk, Poland (1979); Galerie St. Petri, Lund, Sweden (1979); Galeria Akumulatory 2, Poznan, Poland (1979);Galerie Sudurgata 7, Reykjavik, Iceland (1979); Gallerie Porten, Lund, Sweden (1976); BTJ Gallery, Lund, Sweden (1976)

Collections

Bunkier Sztuki Collection at Gallery of Contemporary Art, Krakow

References

Sources

* Leszek Brogowski, "Jacek Tylicki and a new ethos of art", Project magazine, Poland, 202-203/1995 p. 41-53 * Les Krantz, The New York Art Review, 1988, (), p. 1218-1229 *

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March 1985. *

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, "Free Art", Art & Auction Magazine, June 1987, p. 24 * EAST VILLAGE 85: A guide. A Documentary, Pelham, 1985. *"New Art Now"

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, New York, 12-09-1985 *

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, November 18, 1985, p. 121
Who's Who in Polish America
Bicentennial Pub. Corp., 1996, p. 473 * Artbibliographies Modern, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, v. 28, no. 1 - 1997, str. 708 1 - 1997, p. 708 * * *

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